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In an interview released on Wednesday on Honduras media, the top representative of the Catholic Church in Honduras, Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez, put the blame on Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez for the crisis in the Central American country and recommended him to refrain himself from "putting his hands here."

"This gentleman has tried to put his hands here. I wish him to leave us alone, to devote himself to rule his country and that is enough," said Rodríguez, as quoted by daily newspapers La Tribuna and El Heraldo.

Rodríguez read out on Saturday a statement during an obligatory simultaneous broadcast, where he justified the way President Manuel Zelaya was removed from office, AFP reported.

He also urged Zelaya not to return to his country in order to avoid "bloodshed" and pointed out that the Catholic Church is primarily interested in preventing casualties.

"No life should be lost for political reasons that may be solved through dialogue," he added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honduras' Cardinal asks President Chávez to refrain himself from meddling

In an interview released on Wednesday on Honduras media, the top representative of the Catholic Church in Honduras, Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez, put the blame on Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez for the crisis in the Central American country and recommended him to refrain himself from "putting his hands here."

"This gentleman has tried to put his hands here. I whish him to let us alone, to devote himself to rule his country and that is enough," said Rodríguez, as quoted by daily newspapers La Tribuna and El Heraldo.

Rodríguez read out on Saturday a statement during an obligatory simultaneous broadcast, where he justified the way President Manuel Zelaya was removed from office, AFP reported.

He also urged Zelaya not to return to his country in order to avoid "bloodshed" and pointed out that the Catholic Church is primarily interested in preventing casualties.

"No life should be lost for political reasons that may be solved through dialogue," he added.


 

 

 

 


In an interview released on Wednesday on Honduras media, the top representative of the Catholic Church in Honduras, Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez, put the blame on Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez for the crisis in the Central American country and recommended him to refrain himself from "putting his hands here."

"This gentleman has tried to put his hands here. I whish him to let us alone, to devote himself to rule his country and that is enough," said Rodríguez, as quoted by daily newspapers La Tribuna and El Heraldo.

Rodríguez read out on Saturday a statement during an obligatory simultaneous broadcast, where he justified the way President Manuel Zelaya was removed from office, AFP reported.

He also urged Zelaya not to return to his country in order to avoid "bloodshed" and pointed out that the Catholic Church is primarily interested in preventing casualties.

"No life should be lost for political reasons that may be solved through dialogue," he added.